Researchers' Activities
Daniel Pakpahan served as judge in the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition – Türkiye and Nepal National Rounds
The Nepal National Rounds was held in Kathmandu from 1 to 3 March 2024. Daniel judged the preliminary rounds and the semifinal round of the competition. Eleven teams participated in this year’s competition, a record high in the history of Jessup Nepal, and the national champion title went to Kathmandu School of Law. National champions will compete in the White & Case Jessup International Rounds in Washington, DC, USA, on 30 March to 6 April 2024.
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented the draft of her forthcoming chapter “Staying the Course in ASEAN’s Rules-based Order: Realizing the AEC’s ‘Single Market and Production Base’ Amid Global Turbulence” at the “Post-2025 ASEAN Economic Community: Rules-based Ordering”, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore, 26 February 2024 and 8 December 2023.
CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Conference “Immunity of State’s Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction” Organized by Washington College of Law from 19 – 20 February 2024
More about the event at the link: https://www.wcl.american.edu/news-events/news/experts-examine-state-responses-to-new-un-articles/
6 – 9 February 2024: Research Fellow Nivedita S Attends OSPAR’s Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) Meeting
She was part of the delegation of the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), a non-governmental organisation with observer status with the OSPAR Commission.
Daniel Pakpahan participated in the HKIAC Tribunal Secretary Training Programme
CIL Research Associate Daniel Pakpahan attended the first Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Tribunal Secretary Training Programme for 2024, held in Singapore at Allen & Overy LLP.
CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Security and the Formation and Application of International Law: A One Day Symposium in Honour of Marie Jacobsson on 24 January 2024
The purpose of this symposium is to explore the interplay between international law, policy and concrete decisions in the field of security.
CIL’s participation in the 47th session of the UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS reform)
CIL has been an official observer to Working Group III since 2017, when the Working Group’s mandate began.
Rashmi Raman and Celine Lange spoke at the annual Human Rights Day Seminar
Rashmi moderated Panel 2 (“A safe place to live and earn a living – The UDHR and Migrants’ Rights”) and Celine was a panelist for Panel 1 (“Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”).
5 December 2023: Head of Nuclear Law and Policy, Denise Cheong Presents at the 2023 DILA + APOLIA International Conference
She was part of a panel on “Developing International Norms Addressing the Disposal of Nuclear Waste and Nuclear Governance at the International and Domestic Levels” where she gave a presentation on “Nuclear Governance and the Discharge of ALPs-treated Water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station”.
Dr Tan Hsien-Li participated in the Direct Interface on ASEAN Economic Community Post-2025 Vision
Dr Tan Hsien-Li participated in the Direct Interface on ASEAN Economic Community Post-2025 Vision with the ASEAN High Level Task Force on Economic Integration, hosted by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community, HE Satvinder Singh, in Jakarta on 29 November 2023.
CIL ASEAN Law and Policy team research trip to the ASEAN Secretariat
Dr Tan Hsien-Li, Chan Sze-Wei and Yvette Foo of the ASEAN Law and Policy team made a fruitful research trip to Jakarta from 27-28 November 2023 for meetings with the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Services and Agreements Directorate and ASEAN Resource Centre, the Singapore Permanent Mission to ASEAN and Indonesian research colleagues in the field of ASEAN.
CIL co-organises In-person Meeting on Investment Treaties and Climate Change for ASEAN-Plus Government Officials with OECD and UCL
On 24 November 2023, the Centre for International Law (CIL), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and University College London (UCL) jointly organised an in-person, closed-door, off-the-record meeting on investment treaties and climate change for ASEAN-Plus government officials in Singapore. This in-person meeting was a follow up to a virtual meeting held on 25 May 2023, which focused on the investment treaty regime, its impact on high-carbon and other investment incentives, and its interaction with policies designed to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Following an introductory presentation of the Paris Agreement and key recent climate developments, the in-person meeting proceeded to discussion of whether investment treaties can contribute to addressing climate change, and how to ensure that investment treaties do not hinder the achievement of climate goals.
Dita Liliansa presented at the “UNSW International Law Junior Workshop
She presented her draft article about informal lawmaking in ASEAN. Professor Natalie Klein from UNSW served as a commentator for her article.
Charalampos Giannakopoulos at inaugural conference of the Sustainability in Arbitration and Investment Law (SAIL)
Under the question “Is the World Without Investment Arbitration, a World With(out) Justice?”, the conference sought to map out different paradigms of international investment regulation in a post-reformed ISDS, and also a post-ISDS, world. Dr Giannakopoulos participated in the discussion with a presentation entitled “Justice in ISDS and the Search for Community”, which addressed the question of ISDS’ “audience” in the system’s current and potentially reformed state.
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented at EU-ASEAN Business Council roundtable on ASEAN economic integration
It was a closed-door engagement session with the EU-ASEAN Business Council, PwC Singapore, Leiden University, and representatives of private sector entities active in ASEAN on 23 November 2023 in Singapore.
Dita Liliansa spoke at the Maritime Security Roundtable organised by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra
The event focused on the theme “Threats from the Global Commons.” She shared her forthcoming article about “Threats to Commercial Shipping During International Armed Conflicts.”
8-9 November 2023: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the 2023 Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance
More about the event at the link: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/the-symposium-on-global-maritime-cooperation-and-ocean-governance-2023-concluded-in-sanya-301984180.html
A recording of the event at the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MxFoz22S7I
Liu Yulu participated at workshop on Microplastics Distribution in Coastal Aquaculture Input Systems and Developing a Mitigation Plan towards Seafood Safety
This workshop invited contributors to the APEC OFWG White Paper on Microplastics in Coastal Aquaculture Systems: Development of Regulatory Frameworks, Practices and Mitigation Efforts in APEC Economies to further discuss a mitigation/prevention plan for microplastics in the coastal aquaculture input chain in APEC economies.
Ayelet Berman presented at the Reconstructing the Legal Framework for Global Health Governance in the Post-Pandemic Era symposium
At the event, Dr. Berman presented on The WHO Pandemic Agreement and International Health Regulations (IHR): Implementation Challenges and Approaches.
Danielle Yeow invited to speak at the Public Law Conference 2023 “The Public Law Conversation on Sustainability”
Ms Indranee Rajah SC, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development delivered the closing address. Brochure PILC Portal (301023)
Dr Nilüfer Oral spoke at the Informal Plenary of the General Assembly on Existential Threats of Sea-level Rise Amidst the Climate Crisis
Dr. Nilufer Oral was a member of the panellists at the informal plenary meeting.
Dr Tara Davenport presented in a panel on “How Politics, Economics and the Environment Shape the Global Communications network,” in the Singapore Symposium 2023
She also presented in a panel on “SMART Cables” at Submarine Networks 2023, a conference that brings together the telecommunications industry in Singapore, on 28 September 2023.